ISO 3166ISO 3166 is a standard published by the International Organization for
StandardizationStandardization (ISO) that defines codes for the names of countries,
dependent territories, special areas of geographical interest, and
their principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states). The official
name of the standard is Codes for the representation of names of
countries and their subdivisions.Contents1 Parts
2 Editions
3
ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency3.1 Members4 Current country codes
5 See also
6 References
7 External linksParts[edit]
It consists of three parts:[1]ISO 3166-1, Codes for the representation of names of countries and
their subdivisions – Part 1:
CountryCountry codes, defines codes for the
names of countries, dependent territories, and special areas of
geographical interest
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Geographic CodingGeocoding is the computational process of transforming a postal
address description to a location on the Earth's surface (spatial
representation in numerical coordinates). Reverse geocoding, on the
other hand, converts geographic coordinates to a description of a
location, usually the name of a place or an addressable location.
Geocoding relies on a computer representation of address points, the
street / road network, together with postal and administrative
boundaries.
Geocoding (verb): The act of transforming an address text into a valid
spatial representation.
Geocoder (noun): A piece of software or a (web) service that
implements a geocoding process i.e
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American National Standards Institute
The
American National Standards InstituteAmerican National Standards Institute (ANSI, /ˈænsi/ AN-see) is
a private non-profit organization that oversees the development of
voluntary consensus standards for products, services, processes,
systems, and personnel in the United States.[3] The organization also
coordinates U.S. standards with international standards so that
American products can be used worldwide.
ANSI accredits standards that are developed by representatives of
other standards organizations, government agencies, consumer groups,
companies, and others. These standards ensure that the characteristics
and performance of products are consistent, that people use the same
definitions and terms, and that products are tested the same way
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Swedish Standards Institute
The
Swedish Standards Institute (SIS), is an independent organization,
founded in 1922, with members from the private and public sector.Contents1 Activities
2 The OOXML affair
3 Sources
4 See also
5 External linksActivities[edit]
SIS and its members develop standards within different domains,
including construction, safety, healthcare, consumer products,
management systems, engineering, environmental issues and safety. SIS
participates in the European and global network which develops
international standards. SIS is a member of the European cooperative
effort CEN as well as the global ISO
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International Organization
An international organization is an organization established by a
treaty or other instrument governed by international law and
possessing its own international legal personality, such as the United
Nations, the
World Health OrganizationWorld Health Organization and NATO.[2][3]
International organizations are composed of primarily Member states,
but may also include other entities, such as other international
organizations
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Standards Organization
A standards organization, standards body, standards developing
organization (SDO), or standards setting organization (SSO) is an
organization whose primary activities are developing, coordinating,
promulgating, revising, amending, reissuing, interpreting, or
otherwise producing technical standards[1] that are intended to
address the needs of a group of affected adopters.
Most standards are voluntary in the sense that they are offered for
adoption by people or industry without being mandated in law. Some
standards become mandatory when they are adopted by regulators as
legal requirements in particular domains.
The term formal standard refers specifically to a specification that
has been approved by a standards setting organization. The term de
jure standard refers to a standard mandated by legal requirements or
refers generally to any formal standard
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